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Germe, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17840)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 147–161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 147–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17840. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet left panther.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25–26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.83 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet left panther.
Obverse legend
ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ
Reverse legend
ЄΠ ΑΙ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟV Β ΓЄΡΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17840
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17840

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